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March 14, 2017, 9:30 PM
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google adds the ability to send and request money in Gmail via Google Wallet on Android in US  —  Google Wallet has been integrated into Gmail on the web since 2013, but today Google is rolling out a new integration on mobile.  Starting today, users of the Gmail app on Android will be able …
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft Teams rolls out as a free, on-by-default feature to Office 365 business users worldwide, with 150 integrations available or coming soon  —  Microsoft's Slack competitor is rolling out to Office 365 business users worldwide starting March 14.  More features are still to come, including guest access, in late June.
Liza Mundy / The Atlantic:
Efforts to tackle Silicon Valley's sexist culture, including unconscious bias training, are helping but need to go further to break apart the “boys' club”  —  One weekday morning in 2007, Bethanye Blount came into work early to interview a job applicant.
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple found guilty of price-fixing iPhones in Russia, could be fined up to 15% of of Russian sales  —  Last August, Russia opened an investigation into Apple over alleged price-fixing related to the iPhone.  At the time, Apple denied any involvement and said that “retailers set their own prices” for the products.
Lauren Zumbach / Chicago Tribune:
Vibrator maker We-Vibe offers to pay $3.75M for tracking users' sexual activity and agrees to stop collecting personal data to settle class action suit  —  A Chicago woman says an app connected to her personal massage device sent private information to the manufacturer.
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft adds LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to its board  —  Microsoft is continuing to bring its LinkedIn integration deeper into the fold with the appointment of its co-founder Reid Hoffman, to the Microsoft board of directors.  —  Microsoft has added LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to its board of directors.
Nicole Casal Moore / University of Michigan News:
Researchers show how sound waves can exploit accelerometer vulnerabilities in a wide range of tech including IoT, cars, medical devices, and phones  —  ANN ARBOR—Sound waves could be used to hack into critical sensors in a broad array of technologies including smartphones, automobiles …
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple hires respected forensics and security expert Jonathan Zdziarski for its Security Engineering and Architecture team  —  iPhone forensics expert, security researcher, and former jailbreak community developer Jonathan Zdziarski today announced he has accepted a position with Apple's Security Engineering and Architecture team.
Brian Womack / Bloomberg:
Source: Department of Justice to indict four people, one in Canada and three in Russia, in connection with 2013 Yahoo data breach  —  U.S. officials are planning to issue indictments related to the hacking attacks against Yahoo! Inc., according to a person briefed on the matter.

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Nancy Scola / Washingtonian:
A deep look at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's moves favoring the Trump administration; former chair Tom Wheeler warns against the agency becoming a political tool

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

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Reuters:
Euronet Worldwide bids $1B+ for MoneyGram, topping the ~$880M offer from January made by Ant Financial, Alibaba's financial services affiliate
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
A year after leaving Zenefits, Parker Conrad launches HR startup Rippling to help firms staff up, raises $7M from SV Angel, Khosla Ventures, others
Tess Townsend / Recode:
Google fixes an Allo glitch that let Google Assistant reveal to friends your previous searches

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Frank Jordans / Associated Press:
Germany's justice minister introduces draft law proposing fines of up to $53M on social media companies that fail to remove hate speech
Jason Cipriani / ZDNet:
Samsung to provide monthly security updates for unlocked Galaxy phones in US, a shift from the previous quarterly schedule
Kate Conger / TechCrunch:
Under pressure from ACLU, Facebook updates its platform policies to explicitly prohibit devs from using Facebook or Instagram data in surveillance tools
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